Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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ZOOR0370

Zoora, 22 April 403 CE. Tombstone. Funerary (Epitaph).
Transcription

Μνημῖονμνημεῖον Αἰανοῦ Μένωνος, ἀποθανόντος μετὰ καλοῦ ἀνόματοςὀνόματος ἐτῶν νβ ἔτους οϞη, μηνὸς Ἀρτεμισίου β, ἡμέρᾳ Κυρίου δ Θάρσιθάρσει, Αἱάνη, οὐδὶςοὐδείς ἀθάνατος.

Translation

Monument of Aianes, (son) of Menon?, who died having a good name (at the age) of 52 years, in (the) year 298, on (the) 2nd (day) of the month Artemisios, on (the) 4th day of the Lord (Wednesday). Be of good cheer, Aianes, no one (is) immortal.

Diplomatic

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

403 CE to 403 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Incised frame around the text. only the upper and left sides are preserved.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Meimaris, Yiannis E., and Kalliope Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou. Inscriptions from Palaestina Tertia Vol. 1b. The Greek Inscriptions from Ghor Es-Safi (Byzantine Zoora) (Supplement), Khirbet Qazone and Feinan. Vol. 1b. Athens, 2008.
    Zotero
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"Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine," ZOOR0370, 5 December 2025. https:doi.org/10.26300/pz1d-st89